Mortgage lender · Mount Vernon, IL · LEI 549300U8L31JJT1ZDP60

Peoples National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Peoples National Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 34th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.14 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 67th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

520Applications2025
72.7%Originatedof applications
13.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$75MLoan volume6 states

Peoples National Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

11.9%Denial rate (all applications)-6.06 pts vs national
13.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.84 pts vs national
72.7%Origination rate+14.66 pts vs national
12.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.12 pts vs national
$125,000Median loan amount
$2,475Median total loan costs
$83kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

34th13.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

67th0.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

43rd13.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

48th1.98% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236084848.9%9.8%6.88%$74M
20245814549.0%10.1%7.00%$89M
202552037811.9%13.8%6.63%$75M

What Peoples National Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 397 76% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 56 11% · 21.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 38 7% · 31.6% denied
Home improvement 9 2% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 20 4% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 493 95% · 11.2% denied
FHA 9 2% · 33.3% denied
VA 5 1% · 20.0% denied
USDA / RHS 13 3% · 23.1% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 54 manufactured homes, 73 investment properties.

Why Peoples National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 62 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 20 32%
Collateral 17 27%
Debt-to-income ratio 14 23%
Other 5 8%
Insufficient cash 4 6%
Unverifiable information 2 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Peoples National Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k936616.1%
$50k – $100k19813318.6%
$100k – $150k957012.1%
$150k – $250k75549.5%
Over $250k23199.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25694313.7%
25–341339315.8%
35–44110878.2%
45–54745322.1%
55–64624118.9%
65–7427189.1%

Where Peoples National Bank lends

6 states and 42 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois44232011.8%6.63%#143
Missouri735313.7%6.63%#305

Frequently asked questions

Peoples National Bank denied 13.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 34th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Peoples National Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 32.3% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Peoples National Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 76% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 6% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 95% conventional, 2% FHA, 1% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Peoples National Bank. Data sources · Methodology